U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama laughs as he talks to the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, unseen, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 21, 2008. Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals. (AP Photo/Wathiq Khuzaie, Pool)

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